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11th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL 
CONFERENCE “A CHILD IN MOTION”
Portorož, Slovenia, 4‒6 October 2021
In the two years that had passed since our previous conference, we overcame a pe-
riod of lockdowns when it was at times difficult to follow and adapt to all the new rules 
of work and communication, but despite the new “reality,” science and practice met at 
the 11th International Scientific and Professional Conference “A Child in Motion.” This 
time the working title of the conference, “The lockdown aftermath,” suggested what we 
had experienced missed and learned during this period. We analyzed topics engendered 
by this situation in scientific and professional language, again enjoying the hospitality 
of the Grand Hotel Bernardin and the towns of Portorož and Piran.
The two-day program offered 3 plenary lectures and 11 keynote speakers who pre-
sented current research from the educational, paediatric, kinesiology, physiological, 
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socio-psychological, and nutritional fields on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 
on children. Prominent speakers highlighted current evidence on child well-being in the 
aftermath of the pandemic. 
The “Book of Proceedings” contains 35 scientific and 121 professional papers by 
more than 200 authors and co-authors from over a dozen European countries. The pa-
pers present current research findings as well as examples of best practices by teachers 
and educators in addressing the challenges of physical inactivity, eating habits, social 
contact, and more, that had arisen as a result of the pandemic and consequent home 
schooling. The success of this conference would not have been possible without all of 
our partner organizations and our sponsors. We are proud to have the patronage of the 
Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Peter Svetina included 
among them.
The positive feedback from participants confirms that the added value of on-site 
conferences is not only the in vivo presentations, but also the excellent opportunity to 
network, share best practices, and meet new people during the coffee breaks and social 
events.
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11. MEDNARODNA ZNANSTVENA IN STROKOVNA 
KONFERENCA OTROK V GIBANJU
Portorož, Slovenija, 4.–6. oktober 2021
V dveh letih, ki so minila od naše zadnje konference, v času restriktivnih ukrepov, 
ki jim je bilo včasih težko slediti, še težje pa novim pravilom prilagajati delo in spo-
razumevanje, nam je uspelo, da se ponovno srečamo na 11. mednarodni znanstveni 
in strokovni konferenci Otrok v gibanju 2021 in uživamo gostoljubje Grand Hotela 
Bernardin ter obalnih mest Portorož in Piran. Tokratni delovni naslov konference Pre-
magajmo posledice ukrepov omejitve gibanja je izražal, analiziral in nagovarjal teme 
tega časa, v znanstvenem in strokovnem jeziku. 
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Dvodnevni program je ponudil tri plenarna in 11 uvodnih predavanj, v katerih so 
predavatelji predstavili aktualna dognanja, povezana s posledicami pandemije covi-
da-19 na otroke. 
Zbornik prispevkov vsebuje 35 znanstvenih in 121 strokovnih prispevkov več kot 
200 avtorjev in soavtorjev iz ducata evropskih držav. V prispevkih so predstavljene 
aktualne ugotovitve raziskav in primeri dobre prakse učiteljev, vzgojiteljev, pediatrov, 
kineziologov, dietetikov, fiziologov, psihologov, sociologov itd. pri reševanju izzivov 
na področju telesne (ne)aktivnosti, prehranjevalnih navad, socialnih stikov in drugega, 
ki so se pojavili kot posledica pandemije in šolanja na domu. Uspeh te konference ne 
bi bil mogoč brez vseh naših partnerskih organizacij in sponzorjev. V posebno čast pa 
si štejemo tudi tokratno častno pokroviteljstvo varuha človekovih pravic Republike 
Slovenije Petra Svetine.
Pozitivni odzivi udeležencev konference potrjujejo, da dodana vrednost konferenc 
»v živo« niso le predavanja, temveč da so te tudi odlična priložnost za mreženje, iz-
menjavo dobrih praks in spoznavanje novih ljudi med odmori za kavo in družabnimi 
dogodki.
Saša Pišot in Kaja Teraž